RESULTS from sales around the country.
THE remarketing industry is experiencing a rollercoaster year, with demand rising and falling from one week to the next, meaning that fleets have to be ready to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
INDUSTRY experts claim fleets have been thrown a ‘time lifeline’ by the new Government as it confirmed its commitment to introducing a Corporate Manslaughter Bill.
DRIVERS caught using phones illegally face three penalty points on their licences and courts will also have the powers to disqualify drivers for the offence under proposed new legislation.
FLEET suppliers watched the Queen’s Speech closely to see what effect it would have on their businesses – and what it would mean to the way they help customers.
MANY fleets still wrongly believe that fuel cards can only be used by drivers who receive free fuel as part of their benefits package.<P>
GROWING van sales have prompted 123 of Peugeot’s 320 dealerships to enrol as business centres, specialising in light commercial vehicles and fleet.
ONE of the biggest complaints among fleets is that their suppliers over-promise and under-deliver instead of being open and honest with their customers, the ACFO annual meeting heard.
POOR service isn’t just about hassle, it could land drivers and fleets in court, the ACFO annual meeting heard.<P>
MORE than two-thirds of people who get rid of a supplier do so because they are unhappy with the staff they talk to, the ACFO annual meeting heard.
WHILE Europe is expanding, the European Car and Truck Rental Association has seen the number of vehicles represented among its members drop sharply in the past year following a high-profile departure.
EVEN though it is quicker off the mark than most sports models and develops so much power that it has to be restricted to a 155mph top speed, the next new car from Saab is set to be as much a smash-hit with conservationists as it will be with driving enthusiasts.
IF oil prices continue to soar by as much as they have been in recent months, there will come a time when alternative fuels will be the only financially sustainable option.
NOT many fleets can claim to have a 100% alternatively-fuelled fleet as well as an incentive scheme that encourages staff to ditch the company car in favour of the local bus.
ENVIRONMENTAL and Sustainable Transport (EAST) recently named the North York Moors National Park Authority runner-up in the ‘environmental and sustainable fleet’ category.
SAAB Automobile chief Jan-Ake Jonsson revealed that the firm will start producing flexible-fuel versions of the 9-3 range next year and told Fleet News: ‘We believe ethanol is a viable step toward sustainable mobility and overcoming our dependence on fossil fuels.
THE latest appointments in the fleet industry
DESIGN complements Frog’s image
LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.
Fiat LCV did record business in Europe last month, with registrations up over 16% compared to April last year.
PEUGEOT has set up 123 of its 320 UK dealers ‘Peugeot Business Centres’, specialising in light CVs and car fleets.
EQUINOX Maintenance Ltd, specialist computer maintenance and repair company, is taking 50 Citroen Dispatch Enterprise 1.9D vans, to replace its present Dispatch vans, some of which have done over 180,000 miles.
LEX Vehicle Leasing has launched a new van website – www.lexvans.co.uk – which aims to help companies select the exact make, model and specification of vehicle they require.
GLOBAL Storage is entering the van market with a new range of racking solutions, after it previously failed to find a suitable product in the UK that answered its own nautical needs at the right price.
A NEW e-commerce website is set to offer van manufacturers a fresh route to market for their used vehicle stocks.
CAMBRIDGE LDV dealer Marshall LDV is supplying local vehicle rental firm Global Self Drive with 140 brand new LDV Maxus panel vans.
YEAR of the niche
BCA’s UK Business Development Manager – Commercial Vehicles, Duncan Ward reports from the auction halls at BCA.
THE van industry is set for a long period of strength, according to disposal experts at Glass’s Guide.